UPDATE (2/18, 7:45 AM): Big Ang has officially passed away at the age of 55 after battling cancer. She died at 3:01 AM on Thursday morning (Feb. 18) after false death reports surfaced on Wednesday night. Read the official announcement below:

ORIGINAL STORY (2/17): Angela Raiola, a star of the VH1 reality show Mob Wives, is still alive following a false report of her death surfacing on Wednesday night (Feb. 17). Raiola, popularly known as "Big Ang" on the show, is 55 years old and has been battling cancer, which she is still "fighting," according to a representative.

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Dolores O'Riordan (Age 46)

Born: September 6, 1971

Died: January 15, 2018

The Irish singer/songwriter, best known as the lead singer of rock band The Cranberries, died suddenly in London while in town for a short recording session. No further details have been released at this time.

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Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes (Age 30)

Born: May 27, 1971

Died: April 25, 2002

The forward-thinking rapper was in a car accident in Honduras. She swerved off the road to avoid hitting a car, but was thrown from her own vehicle, dying instantly. Her final days were captured on film for a VH1 documentary later titled The Last Days of Left Eye.

Selena (Age 23)

Born: April 16, 1971

Died: March 31, 1995

The queen of Tejano music was shot by a former employee, Yolanda Saldívar, while Selena was working out a financial dispute with her. Selena died from blood loss and went into cardiac arrest, but did make her way to the hotel lobby to name her assassin. During her time, the starlet broke many chart records along with barriers with Latin artists at the time.

Notorious B.I.G. (Age 24)

Born: May 21, 1972

Died: March 9, 1997

While on his way to a Los Angeles party, a car pulled up next to and fired shots at the iconic rapper's SUV. Four bullets hit Biggie and despite major surgery, B.I.G. died. His murderer is still unknown.

Bob Marley (Age 36)

Born: February 6, 1945

Died: May 11, 1981

Melanoma under the nail of the reggae pioneer's toe cancer eventaully spread throughout his body, causing his death. He fought it for months, until his vital functions gave out during a flight to Jamaica. He landed in Miami and died in a local hospital.

Freddie Mercury (Age 45)

Born: September 5, 1946

Died: November 24, 1991

After being diagnosed with AIDS in early 1987, the Queen frontman revealed his HIV-positive status and his battle with the disease on November 22, 1991. He died a little more than 24 hours after the statement, from bronchial pneumonia made worse from AIDS.

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Bobbi Kristina Brown (Age 22)

Born: March 4, 1993

Died: July 26, 2015

The daughter of Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown, the aspiring singer was found unresponsive in a bathtub in January 2015. She was kept in a medically induced coma until passing while in hospice care months later.

Jim Morrison (Age 27)

Born: December 8, 1943

Died: July 3, 1971

The details of the Doors' singer's death are hazy because no autopsy was performed. He was found in a Paris apartment bathtub with his death ruled as a result of "heart failure." His long-term girlfriend, Pamela Courson, believed the cause to be an accidental heroin overdose.

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